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While Washington, Maryland and Maine all won their ballot fights allowing same-sex marriage, Washington will be the first to issue marriage licenses to couples beginning tomorrow. At the same time, the final vote tally shows Washington with the largest margin of victory at 7.4%. The final vote shows R74 winning by 53.7% to 46.3%. Tomorrow, […]

Washington United for Marriage campaign manager Zach Silk issued the following statement in response to the concession by opponents that R74 will be approved and the state’s bipartisan marriage law protected: “This is an historic day for Washington, an historic day for our country and, most of all, for families across the state who have […]

Gov. Christine Gregoire, the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, faith leaders and Sen. Ed Murray and Reps. Jamie Pedersen and Laurie Jenkins, who spearheaded the legislative marriage battle, joined Washington United for Marriage (WUM) in heralding the certain victory on Referendum 74 and the freedom to marry in Washington State. “This has been an incredible […]

Referendum 74 Approved! After crunching numbers throughout the night, Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the broad coalition which built an historic statewide campaign, from a record-setting donor base to an unprecedented GOTV effort, all to defend the freedom to marry, today announced that Referendum 74 will be approved by voters. “This is a clear win,” […]

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This November, every vote WILL count. We can’t win unless our supporters reach out and remind their networks that this election matters. And now we’ve created a social tool to help you do it. Today, we launched our “Get Out Your Friends” Facebook application. The app makes it easy to discover who among your FB […]

When Helen Fallat, 28, and Aimee Dailey, 34, got engaged, they didn’t know marriage was on the horizon—that is, for the state of Washington. In August 2011, domestic partnerships were all the state offered, and they planned a commitment ceremony for September 2012. In the interim the Washington legislature passed marriage equality bill, but with […]